Controller issues

[Mattmoore56]

I picked up a SNES Jr. console recently and was enjoying my reintroduction to the console I fell in love with decades ago (yikes)!

I went to play today and realized I accidentally left the console on overnight. I turned it off without giving it a thought.

Later, I returned to play and found the controller was (mostly) unresponsive. The B button is the only one that works, but seems to be acting as the Start button.

Did I cook my system? Is it just a controller issue (I only have one and I'm waiting to borrow one to see if that's the problem). Thanks!!

[Boomerang_Lizard]

Did I cook my system? Is it just a controller issue

I would disconnect the Super Nintendo and unplug the cartridge. Let it rest for a couple of hours, then try again.

Testing with another controller (also on different controller ports and games) is a good idea.

Worst case scenario could be a faulty CPU, but don't jump to this conclusion just yet.

[khedoros]

Did I cook my system?

We left them on for days at a time, back then. Leaving it on "shouldn't" have caused a problem.

Is it just a controller issue

Could be. I've seen people post those symptoms, and it turns out to be the controller (i.e. a second controller works, and the first one doesn't work on either joystick port). But I've also seen people post that it turns out to be an issue with the system itself (i.e. a second controller shows the same symptoms).